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I just scheduled a work trip, which felt a bit weird. I haven't travelled for work since before the p

Presented by    I just scheduled a work trip, which felt a bit weird. I haven't travelled for work since before the pandemic. Flying – mostly to Los Angeles and San Francisco – used to be a regular part of my gig. In some ways, I missed it. It's nice getting to change my surroundings every now and then. But travel can feel stressful, so I didn't really mind sticking around in Ohio. –Mike Minotti, GamesBeat reviews editor

Electronic Arts unveils mobile game The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth | VentureBeat Electronic Arts announced it is working on a free-to-play mobile game dubbed The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth.

Women who play 'casual' games take them very seriously | VentureBeat Games made for women, and by women, fall into a category of games that are deemed 'casual' – but those who play them are not casual players.

A message from Codashop How Codashop spurs gamers to make more in-game purchases It's no surprise that consumption of digital content significantly rose through the pandemic. At the GB Summit, Neil Davidson, Executive Chairman/Co-Founder of Codashop, explored ways to reinvent monetization, while keeping consumers happy. Take a look.

Western Digital is releasing two new gamer focused SSDs | VentureBeat Western Digital has two new offerings for it's gamer focused WD Black line of hardware; an internal SSD and a portable SSD.

Irreverent Labs confirms $40M round funded by Andreessen Horowitz and others | VentureBeat Irreverent Labs has raised $40 million to further boost its efforts to create MechaFightClub, a robot cock fighting game that uses NFTs.

Wizards of the Coast: reaching new heights through digital games | VentureBeat Cynthia Williams, president of Wizards of the Coast, talked with GamesBeat's Rachel Kaser about reaching new players online.

Engineering scares with Glen Schofield | VentureBeat Rachel Kaser of GamesBeat sits down with Glen Schofield of Striking Distance Studios to discuss how studios are engineering scares in games.

FTC scrutinizes game deals | GB Decides 247 | VentureBeat On this GamesBeat Decides, the crew take a look at the latest news including reports that Xbox is expanding its streaming offerings.

Kaser Focus: Squared away | VentureBeat GamesBeat's Rachel Kaser reflects on the sale of several of her favorite IP to Embracer. There'd better be a new Deus Ex game coming.

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